i think chris van hollen made interesting points. there's no question that the problem on taxes and the fichlt scal cliff lives in congress, in the house of representatives and largely with republicans. as we were traveling around the country, people do not hold democrats in congress blameless for this. they have to go in and say it is a new day now. we all talked smack for the last two years. americans want a deal. more people will get thrown out if they don't get a deal. hard liners have been pushed out but a deal has to be made. >> next 30 seconds, talk to me about new york futures. >> slipping right now. we'll watch closely. >> what does that mean? >> they're falling a little bit. there's a little less optimism about the status quo and looking for sign that is fiscal cliff is happening. you can't start changing jobs and the structure of the economy if you have this crazy malpractice hanging over your head, which is what the f sichlt fiscal cliff is. >> one issue barely touched on in this campaign, home foreclosure. significant is